Gabriel Name Popularity

How popular is Gabriel?

In 2017 the very popular name Gabriel, ranked the 31st Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 50 most popular, Gabriel has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Position 21, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 2010.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2008 with 13,027 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Gabriel in any given year was 9 in 1889.

Approximately during the years 1902-1905, 1906-1915, 1944-1947, 1952-1955, 1958-1961, 1966-1976, and 1987-2003, the name Gabriel took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 2011-2016.

The popularity trend for Gabriel has been moving upward for a while. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Gabriel has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Gabriel?

Currently, the name is at a high point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Gabriel is favored by many parents but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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Gabriel (Girl)

Gabriel (Boy)

Year

%

No. of Babies Given Name

Popul. Rank

No. of Babies Given Name

Popul. Rank

2017

27

4,942

9,083

31

2016

49

3,283

10,207

25

2015

52

3,182

10,859

22

2014

61

2,818

10,912

24

2013

53

3,089

11,227

24

2012

70

2,568

11,549

24

2011

85

2,221

12,337

24

2010

100

1,996

12,873

21

2009

143

1,575

12,825

22

2008

147

1,564

13,027

24

2007

164

1,437

12,900

28

2006

173

1,341

12,534

28

2005

177

1,269

12,754

28

2004

234

1,008

11,555

32

2003

182

1,181

12,517

29

2002

210

1,029

12,052

32

2001

238

933

10,915

38

2000

293

782

8,678

44

1999

281

784

7,369

53

1998

257

828

7,066

54

1997

264

789

6,403

57

1996

228

871

5,897

61

1995

230

851

5,712

65

1994

259

789

5,536

68

1993

237

833

4,374

86

1992

235

847

4,335

86

1991

240

839

4,414

82

1990

212

906

3,694

101

1989

168

1,017

3,036

110

1988

174

957

3,117

102

1987

163

972

3,077

99

1986

86

1,466

3,045

95

1985

73

1,624

3,210

92

1984

79

1,466

3,322

87

1983

77

1,489

3,267

89

1982

63

1,758

3,368

88

1981

55

1,941

3,376

87

1980

70

1,648

3,496

85

1979

59

1,817

3,235

89

1978

67

1,599

3,131

90

1977

56

1,809

3,347

87

1976

55

1,735

3,303

81

1975

43

2,030

2,434

106

1974

38

2,145

2,232

118

1973

42

1,949

1,981

130

1972

35

2,185

1,919

139

1971

36

2,221

1,576

173

1970

37

2,177

1,245

205

1969

21

2,942

865

247

1968

12

4,075

734

270

1967

15

3,383

644

285

1966

8

5,008

548

319

1965

17

3,084

623

301

1964

16

3,285

617

311

1963

16

3,224

581

328

1962

12

3,863

572

329

1961

11

4,093

550

333

1960

12

3,772

427

383

1959

< 5

--

449

371

1958

13

3,427

360

413

1957

8

4,653

387

394

1956

< 5

--

343

409

1955

6

5,412

334

399

1954

7

4,826

289

423

1953

< 5

--

274

425

1952

< 5

--

263

432

1951

< 5

--

246

433

1950

5

5,570

258

418

1949

10

3,461

265

420

1948

< 5

--

216

454

1947

6

4,937

237

436

1946

< 5

--

172

491

1945

< 5

--

164

465

1944

< 5

--

193

440

1943

7

3,934

199

451

1942

5

4,879

194

444

1941

6

4,126

206

410

1940

< 5

--

193

420

1939

< 5

--

153

466

1938

< 5

--

170

442

1937

5

4,477

172

431

1936

< 5

--

202

386

1935

5

4,456

178

414

1934

< 5

--

163

443

1933

< 5

--

188

395

1932

< 5

--

184

413

1931

< 5

--

209

388

1930

< 5

--

220

385

1929

5

4,838

237

374

1928

< 5

--

254

366

1927

< 5

--

247

373

1926

< 5

--

202

428

1925

< 5

--

202

423

1924

6

4,676

235

395

1923

5

5,239

209

415

1922

< 5

--

194

433

1921

6

4,698

219

410

1920

5

5,263

201

420

1919

< 5

--

191

425

1918

5

5,104

190

424

1917

5

4,872

190

410

1916

5

4,702

174

428

1915

7

3,572

173

408

1914

< 5

--

131

418

1913

5

3,376

114

405

1912

9

2,035

84

427

1911

< 5

--

47

420

1910

5

2,553

41

425

1909

< 5

--

39

391

1908

< 5

--

34

409

1907

< 5

--

21

521

1906

< 5

--

16

598

1905

< 5

--

29

397

1904

< 5

--

14

625

1903

< 5

--

18

510

1902

< 5

--

23

430

1901

< 5

--

21

414

1900

< 5

--

19

564

1899

< 5

--

12

593

1898

< 5

--

17

512

1897

< 5

--

10

699

1896

< 5

--

18

488

1895

< 5

--

14

565

1894

< 5

--

22

402

1893

< 5

--

16

468

1892

< 5

--

10

707

1891

< 5

--

10

616

1890

< 5

--

15

496

1889

< 5

--

9

690

1888

< 5

--

13

564

1887

< 5

--

18

397

1886

< 5

--

13

522

1885

< 5

--

11

587

1884

< 5

--

21

388

1883

< 5

--

10

611

1882

< 5

--

20

403

1881

< 5

--

17

423

1880

< 5

--

15

472

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.